Nice Doesn’t Cut It: Why Assertiveness Wins in the Workplace - Featuring Ivna Curi

Are you avoiding tough conversations? Is fear of speaking up holding you or your team back? In this episode, Laura Colon sits down with communication expert Ivna Curi to explore the power of bold, assertive communication and how it can transform careers, teams, and organizational culture.

Ivna shares her personal journey from being a quiet, people-pleasing professional to a global voice advocating for assertiveness, leadership, and speaking up. Together, we dive into:

🔹 Why silence can destroy trust and lead to burnout

🔹 How saying no with confidence earns respect

🔹 The link between communication and innovation

🔹 Why being "nice" doesn't get you a seat at the table

🔹 How leaders can model and encourage bold communication

🔹 Tools to overcome fear and navigate feedback

Ivna is helping organizations around the world address their communication challenges and build cultures where people feel safe, respected, and empowered.

🎧 Listen in and start investing in your personal growth today.

✨ Take Ivna’s 10-Day Challenge to learn how to be both likable and assertive - https://assertiveway.aweb.page/beassertiveandliked

🎙️ Subscribe to her podcast: Speak Your Mind Unapologetically - https://assertiveway.com/podcast-speak-your-mind-unapologetically/

Email: ivna@assertivewayinstitute.com